Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-22 | Page 1 | Bryan Gaining in Nebraska's Primary Vote

TnnebSs j PIIIIIOTE; i Commoner Retains Plurality j for Delegates at Large to j Convention OMAHA. Nob.. April 22. The, lead established by Senator lliram Johnson John-son of California in the early count of votes by tho newspapers here from last Tuesday's primary lengthened as more returns were brought in. In 1,05-1 out of 1.S4D precincts in -.lit stato Johnson had a lead of ll,yiD votes over .General Leonard Wood, with General Pershing third-. The vote was: Johnson. A 1.753; Wood. 30,35-1; Pershing, Per-shing, 19, SCO: Ross, 1,205. ( In the Democratic race for d'ele-gates-at-large, William J. Bryan retained re-tained his plurality among tho first four and appeared to be strengthon-i strengthon-i ing his position as eac,h batch of out-state out-state votes rolled In. With DIM precincts out of 1.S-I9 j heard from, the delegation was plit ' equally between the Hitchcock and I Bryan forces. The voie of D9-I pri-! pri-! clnets showed: Neville (11), 20, CSS; Shallenberger ' (11), 2G.CG4; Stephens (B). 2C.272; Bryan (B). 22, CSC ; Bergo (B). 22,29o; Thomas (U), 20.SI5; Noble (II), 1S,-' 1S,-' 037: lUfNeny ( H;, IS. SCI. oo